Recorded 1948–2023 Boys' name Peak 1993 259 births

Tirso — boys' name

259 babies named Tirso in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s151960s121970s421980s441990s592000s412010s272020s13
1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Tirso was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tirso in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tirso

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Tirso between 1948 and 2023, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tirso currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tirso performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tirso shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tirso in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tirso in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 259 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tirso at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

259

Since 1948

76 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1948

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tirso popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1948

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
468101214 202320102004199519891981197219551948 6

Tirso by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 23% of Tirso's all-time total
1940s61950s151960s121970s421980s441990s592000s412010s272020s13

Tirso by state

Where Tirso concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tirso
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9 3.5%
#2 Texas
6 2.3%
California share of Tirso's total US births 3.5%
Even split

9 of 259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tirso?
259 babies have been named Tirso since 1948. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Tirso most popular?
Tirso was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tirso most popular?
The top states for the name Tirso are California (9 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Tirso been used?
Tirso has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 76 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tirso?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tirrell, Tiras, Tiron, Tirth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.